Unbridled Excitement

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Susan@UnbridledRacing.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:19:55 GMT

Thanks for sharing the Unbridled facts on the great influence of Mrs. Genter's dream come true!

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Ed Zepplin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:12:49 GMT

Unbridled has been the most influential sire or sire of sires of of Triple crown contenders in the past decade. His blend of Speed and stamina are very hard to match. His foals generally had enormous size along with the fappiano leg issues.Unbridled's Song is proving that he is truly an elite sire in the world both at the sales and on the track. His detractors hate this but truly objective observers are realizing his impact on our industry.

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catsvx — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:36:52 GMT

Thank you J.A.L. How quickly some forget the great fillies he has sired!

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unbridled man — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:48:43 GMT

Unbridled moment - When Unbridled came to Del Mar for the Pacific Classic, my wife and I were at the paddock to watch him. As Carl came by, walking alongside Unbridled my wife excitedly called out "Carl". Mr. Nafzger, always the gentleman came over to talk to us for a moment. We thanked him for bringing this beautiful creature out for us to see in person. He was very generous with his time and spoke to us for several minutes. As he walked away my wife said quietly to me, Carl is such a handsome young man.

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DONALD T — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:34:23 GMT

Unbridled was a great racehorse, but was hit or miss as a stallion either they were great or they were bums, very rarely did he get a average horse. As for Unbridled's Song not getting a Derby horse, this is the year he will not only get a Derby Winner he will get the Exacta with an outside chance of the triple and if you count him as a broodmare sire he may hit the superfecta, he is white hot as a sire right now.

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Carolyn in ND — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:38:48 GMT

I think this will be L.Jones & Mr.Porter's 3rd go for the Derby. I do hope they win. Time will tell as much could change till the Derby. Sad that Midshipman is hurt, hope he heals good.

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GunBow — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:09:27 GMT

Great blog. You have a great grasp of history and do an excellent job incorporating it into current stories/race analyses. I also enjoy your use of the YouTube videos. Looking at Unbridled's Florida Derby again, you are correect that it was visually very impressive and portended the future. One reason the time was slow is that Unbridled was only asked for enough to win, and because that field was so weak he wasnt asked for much. Day just waited like he always did, and only asked Unbridled to run the final eighth. The rest of the field was fairly poor. Slavic had some back class, but never really developed at 3. The only horse who went on to win races of significance was Roanoke, who had modest success when sent to California under Neil Drysdale. In contrast, that Swale field was loaded, with 2-time Eclipse champion sprinter Housebuster, Jim Beam/Blue Grass/Preakness winner Summer Squall, and Thirty Six Red, the winner of the Gotham and Wood who also ran 2nd in the Belmont and 3rd in the Breeders Cup Classic. Those 3, along with Unbridled, gave the Gulfstream fans a real treat that day.

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J.A.L — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:44:13 GMT

no son of unbridle`s song hit the board in the derby....but a filly of his did.....eight bells

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David R — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:37:19 GMT

Wonderful article about my favorite horse of all-time. I have always felt Unbridled has not been appreciated enough. How is this Derby and Breeder's Cup winner NOT in the Hall of Fame?? Thanks to the writer for giving him his props!

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Draynay — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:00:56 GMT

Dunkirk won't have a chance against Quality Road. Sooner or later Dunkirk and Friesan Fire have to face Graded Stakes winners. Quality Road has and came out on top.

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Karin C-C — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:45:00 GMT

Very nice write-up. Just one minor thing: "no room to swing a cat" has nothing to do with felines. The cat the saying refers to was the cat o' nine tails, a kind of whip.

Anyone for a Dunkirk-Friesan Fire exacta box?

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joe — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:02:12 GMT

I saw Unbridled on an "off" day at the 1991 Pimlico Special; his looks and Derby resume' were impressive to us-seminarians at nearby St. Mary's. In 1996, visiting Claiborne, the worker/guide invited me into the stall of the sleeping (cat like) Unbridled. With my first picture, he "whooshed" to his full height, right in front of me, and I got two more shots. That was a memorable encounter, inside the old stall of Bold Ruler, Secretariat, and Easy Goer. Unbridled obviously belonged in that stall...and for many more years.

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unbridled man — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:11:15 GMT

Unbridled's Song was by far the best Unbridled. He only lost the Derby because of the bar shoes. At stud Unbridled's Song is not the equal of his father, but his consistency and longevity will influence the breed for decades.

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Draynay — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:27:24 GMT

Great to see Unbridled run again. Thank you for a great story. Unbridled Song is no Unbridled and hoping one of his sons wins the Derby is nice but not likely. No son of Unbridled Song has ever hit the board in Kentucky and this year will be no different.

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Catherine — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:07:37 GMT

I got to see Unbridled in 1999 when he and I were 12. Getting to meet -- and pet -- him was incredible. He was -- and still is -- my favorite stallion after Man o' War, and my heart broke when I learned that he died.

He was really making a name for himself as a stud at the time of his death. His successes in the Triple Crown with his offspring are significant, given that most Derby winners rarely sire offspring that go on to do the same. I'd like to see Old Fashioned, Imperial Council, or Pioneerof the Nile win the roses this year. It would do Unbridled proud.

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mburry — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:27:10 GMT

Unbridled will forever remind me of my mother (paassed away in '94 at the age of 80) We didn't yet have OTB but the derby was on TV and I told her to pick a horse and I would and if our horse wins the other would pay $5. Mum picked Unbridled (and her name wws Frances) She was so excited in the race and I don't even remember who I picked, it didn't matter.

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Rggc — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:14:06 GMT

Thanks for that ride thru history. I always loved Unbridled and I still choke up when I see that scene with Carl and Mrs. Genter. I hope Old Fashion wins for Mr Porter and Larry. It would be almost as great as Unbridled's win in respect to emotion.

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Becky Johnston — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:31:49 GMT

You're exactly right on the Candy Ride offspring. I saw Ride the Rails defeat Dehere as a newly minted three year old in an opening race at Gulfstream Park one weekend. Didn't Jimmy Bracken train him?

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Drfagerfan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:19:18 GMT

Plus, you can add in all of the Candy Rides, descending from Fappiano through Cryptoclearance.

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ROBERT — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:52:55 GMT

A very interesting point about all the Unbridled blood in this years derby picture. With the exception of the Empire Maker offspring and one Unbridled's Song son {Sunkirk}, most of them are by the wrong Unbridled son. Unbridled's Song has not shown with any regularity at all that he sires horses who want to go farther than 1 1/8 miles. Dunkirk looks to be the real deal, but his bottom line is all stamina. Breeders keep sending mares by sprint sires to him and he does not sire stayers. I hope Larry Jones does win the Derby before he retires. He is a class act and that is something sorely missing from todays industry.